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Score 92/100 · Drink 2012-2017, Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, Feb 2012

The 2009 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley is a gorgeous, mid-weight wine layered with expressive red berries, flowers and sweet spices. Silky tannins frame an exceptionally polished, refined finish. This is another flat-out beautiful wine from Paul Hobbs. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017. This is a dazzling set of Chardonnays and Pinots from Paul Hobbs. The wines are made with native primary and secondary fermentations, aged on their lees and bottled without fining of filtration. Readers may want to check out my video interview with Paul Hobbs on www.eroberparker.com for more details. Vintages 2009 and 2010 are both strong, but I find myself favoring the 2010s for their greater verve and focus. Either way, it is virtually impossible to go wrong with any of these new and upcoming releases. Tel. (707) 824-9879

Critic scores

Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

90
90/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

92
92/100

Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

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90 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 90/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, May 2011

Vivid ruby-red. Perfumed aromas of black raspberry, nutmeg, cinnamon and rose. Concentrated, broad and densely packed, with good lift and tang to its red berry flavors. Shows refreshing minerality on the taut, focused, long finish.

About the producer

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Paul Hobbs

Paul Hobbs is one of California wine’s biggest names. Twice named Wine Personality of the Year by Robert Parker, he joined Robert Mondavi in 1977, worked at Opus One and Simi before setting up his eponymous winery in 1991. 

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Grape Blend

Pinot Noir

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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